New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-20
BIG HALLS FILLED FOR ANTI-POVERTT.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC cRowDED-THE REV.
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THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC cROwDED-THE REV.
HUGH o. PRNTECOsT ssPEECH.
The Anti-Poverty Society has outgrown the Academy
OF Music The auditorium OF that building contained
about as many people it could comfortably bold at
half past Z oo' ock last evening. and the hundreds
who could not find room there went over to Irving
Hall, where they were promised about the same en-
tertanment given In the Academy The
audience in the latter building composed largely
OF women, aud they were thoroughly in accord with
the speakers ana the theories they advanced. No
opportunity for applaudng, timely or untney though
II might be. mitted to pass and so great was
the enthusiasm that the speakers were unable at
times 10 make themselves heard for intervals OF five
minutes The pause AZ the cod OF sentence was in
varAbly the enc Tor round OF applause, and as the
sentences OF the Rev Hugh o. Pentecost who gave
what the chairman, DIR. Jeremiah UCoughlin,
described as the long talk were a. a rule, pretty
short, more time occupied 10y the applause than
by the talk itself Several men in the audience
seemed TO have burning desire 10 help the speakers
out with suggestions and there was an extended
argument between the Rev. Mr.. Pentecost and man
in the rear OF the auditorium. When DR.. Mciilyun
and Henry George appeared on 'he stage the entire
body sprang 10 their feet ana while the men cheered
Justify the women waved their haudkerchies.
Mr.. Penteccst made many points which were
evidently regarded by most OF his listeners IA eec
and made himself particularly popular by the frequent
inroductio of wticsms more or less applicable 10
the theme upon which he WIS speaking. He thought
that the industrial slavery" OF the present day was
Gaze OF a woman in Newark, his home, who was
obliged TO support fOnr children ny making fancy
bah, suits for which -be received 2 II a week and
said that he mad emily read Of white an being
senteuoed by Kentucky judge to be sold to the
highest bidder tor term OF thirty days az punish
ment Tor yagrancy. nd yet" he sad. " those who
crticise the anti-poverty movement contend that
poverty is not a crime
lie had drivers eating their meals on ear plat
forms. and when he asked the superintendent why
the men not allowed time to take their meals
comfortably he told that such an arrang meet
would require horses, and that were che ter
than horses. All laborcrs he said, are industrial
slaves The cause OF chattc slavery in human beings
was discovered and that nj of >laverv wh' aOOlshed
by leg l-lauye action and force The cause of IN
du-tral slavery viii be learned and thoroughly under
stood by the people, and that, too. Will he Abolished
If the shareholders object so much the worse Tor
them" This sentence sounded Ike a revolutionary
utterance and seemed to tickle the ears o. the audi
In the OF his remarks he referred TO
landowners "a bOOdcrs,' and spoke rather scanning
lv OF pro-pOvertv press and people He d scrhed
the crusade a. not churcnianity, not SIneoni-
8nity, not CorrIganIty. but Chris lanty
Nr George only detained the audience about Ten min
utes lie started To say something about the press
comments saturdays demonstration iu honor OF Dr
McGlnn when ne interrupted by several voices IN
the audience clauOring for him 10 "dcnouncc Ihe
Wo~d because it had said there we're only 100 people
in line.
I've know great deal better than that" replied Mr.
George alphabetically. Every man. woman and child IN
this city who knows anything knows better than that
What DO We care for Interpretations and Hes
Or. McGlyun was. OF course. listened 10 WIN close
attention He talked for hour but said little tna he
had already SAID before. The COLLECTIONS Tor the
benefit OF the society pmountcd 10 1914 %.
J. II. Schrcyer presided at the overflow meeting In
Irving Hall and the long talk was gwen 10y Ut.
a. the one in the Academy. and some Of them were
equally prone To help the speakers